Leikums Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Leikums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leikums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2261:9,0711,335
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Leikums Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leikums Come From? nationality or country of origin

Leikums is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leikums? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leikums is the 1,085,744th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leikums live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Leikums is most common in Latvia, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 9,071. In Latvia Leikums is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 77 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 15 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Latvia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likums9239/
Lekuns7716/
Likims771/
Līkums771/
Likuhns711/
Legkuns711/
Liakims711/
Likons624/
Lacums622/
Lekunze57924/
Likunje57132/
Lecunse574/
Likunze572/
Lecumce571/
Lakkimsh531/
Lakutins531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leikums
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